Linda Darlene Whetstone, 60, of 12791 S. CR 700W, Silver Lake, died Jan. 11, 2010, in Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis.
She was born Nov. 18, 1949, in Warsaw, to Emmet and Willodean Hively Epler. On Aug. 2, 1969, she married Charles Schumacher and then was re-married Oct. 16, 1986, to Leon D. Whetstone, who survives.
She was a beautician as well as having worked at Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw, in the MedSurg department, ICU medical records and as a medical coder. She also worked at Med-Stat, Warsaw. She was a lifetime resident of Kosciusko County and was a member of Silver Creek Church of God, Silver Lake.
Also surviving are a son, Ryan (and spouse Donnette) Schumacher, Claypool; her mother, Willodean Epler, Claypool; two sisters, Diana Hughes, Claypool, and Jackie (and spouse Bill) Sainer, Silver Lake; two stepdaughters, Courtney Burchett, Valparaiso, and Kara Creamer, Atwood; a stepson, Gabriel Whetstone, Warsaw; and three step-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her father and a brother.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, Warsaw, with Pastor Larry Howard officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw.
Calling is from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
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Memorials to the family of Linda D. Whetstone, c/o Leon D. Whetstone, 12791 S. CR 700W, Silver Lake, IN 46982.
Condolences may be sent to www.redpathfruthfuneralhome.com
